The Timbaktu Collective

The Timbaktu Collective The Timbaktu Collective is a grassroots, not for profit organisation in Andhra Pradesh.

The Timbaktu Collective is a grassroots, not for profit organisation which works in the Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh in India.

🌾From Inputs to Income: organic practices that support sustainable agriculture 🌾With continuous capacity building and fi...
24/08/2026

🌾From Inputs to Income: organic practices that support sustainable agriculture 🌾

With continuous capacity building and field mentoring from the Timbaktu Collective, farmers are adopting the Organic Package of Practices (PoP) across different stages of cultivation. They use farm yard manure, green manure, tank silt, sheep penning, Beejamrutham and traditional seed treatments to improve the soil and seed health.🌱🌾

Members of the Organic Programme provide regular guidance, helping farmers identify pests and diseases early, and prepare organic concoctions such as Jeevamrutham, Panchagavya, Panchapatra and Dasapatra. Producing these inputs on-farm reduces cultivation costs and dependence on external inputs. Farmers also grade the produce to ensure they're able to charge a premium price.🥬

These practices improve soil health, strengthen climate resilience, promote sustainable farming, and contribute to a healthier future for the coming generations. 💚🌱

Content Contribution: M Blessy, Programme Associate, Organic Programme.

36th Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of The Timbaktu Collective! 🌿We recently held our AGM on 8th August, attended by ...
21/08/2026

36th Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of The Timbaktu Collective! 🌿

We recently held our AGM on 8th August, attended by General Body Members including our Managing Committee members, Cooperative Presidents, Vice Presidents and other community members, as well as employees of the Collective. The meeting began with remembering and acknowledging the invaluable contributions of Simhachalam Anna, who had been with the organization since its inception and unfortunately passed away recently. 🙏

This year, in a very unique manner, each Programme set up a stall to exhibit their past year’s achievements, learnings and milestones. The Board Members interacted with the Programme Leads at each stall, where the year’s activities and outcomes were displayed. The members of the Collective also organised a ramp walk, wearing products handwoven by the Bhavani Chenetha Sangham—a livelihood initiative of the Adisakthi Cooperative—highlighting the importance of slow and sustainable fashion! 🧵👗🌱

There was a cultural performance by a group of women from Venkatampalli village, who performed Kollattam, a traditional art form. Board Members shared their experiences and reflected on the past, and the meeting ended with felicitating our Board members and a delicious lunch at the office kitchen. 💃🏽🏅🍽️

🐐16 Years of Gramasiri: Strengthening Livelihoods and Communities 🐐The Gramasiri Cooperative recently held its 16th Annu...
19/08/2026

🐐16 Years of Gramasiri: Strengthening Livelihoods and Communities 🐐

The Gramasiri Cooperative recently held its 16th Annual General Body Meeting (Mahasabha), bringing together 300 members and Sangha Leaders at the village level.🌟

Today, Gramasiri covers 4 mandals, 76 villages and 120 Sanghas, with 2,083 members, including small farmers, agricultural labourers and livestock rearers.

The members reflected on the activities, finances, and leadership of the past year.🌱📊

They shared their experiences on Ethno-veterinary practices, poultry egg business, and the Access to Credit initiative. 🐔

Representatives from the Collective also participated, by sharing their reflections on the Cooperative’s achievements and discussing its future aspirations.🤝

Led by President Rasul Bi, CEO Tirumala Devi S and the Gramasiri Team, the gathering celebrated collective achievements and strengthened the Cooperative’s vision for the future! 🌱

Celebrating leadership, unity & collective strength✨️Mahasakthi Federation and its constituent 4 Cooperatives held their...
14/08/2026

Celebrating leadership, unity & collective strength✨️

Mahasakthi Federation and its constituent 4 Cooperatives held their Annual General Body Meetings over the past two months, bringing together around 3,158 participants, including Sangha Leaders, Directors, Team members and CEOs of the Cooperatives, along with representatives from the Timbaktu Collective. 🤝

The celebrations featured vibrant Kollattam and Chekkabajana performances, flag hoisting and lamp lighting, followed by the presentation of the Annual and Financial Reports for 2025–26, ratification of Board members, and the auditor appointments for the coming year.🪔

Members shared stories of financial resilience, commitment to gender equality, and progress toward sustainable livelihoods.✨️

Notably this year, Durgasakthi MACTS, the youngest Cooperative, conducted it's 15th Annual General Body Meeting and bonuses were distributed to 9,425 of its members. 🎉

Five long-serving Directors were also felicitated for their dedicated service to the Cooperatives, over a period of 15 years!🏅

🌳 18th Annual General Meeting of the Kalpavalli Cooperative🌳On 17 July, Kalpavalli Tree Grower’s Cooperative organised i...
12/08/2026

🌳 18th Annual General Meeting of the Kalpavalli Cooperative🌳

On 17 July, Kalpavalli Tree Grower’s Cooperative organised its 18th Annual General Meeting at Timbaktu Bushcamp, bringing together its members, youth leaders, and friends of the Collective. 🌱🤝

The event highlighted Kalpavalli’s 34-year journey of community-led conservation, collective action, and care for the landscape.🌱✨️

The event started with a ‘Jyothi Prajwalana’ (lamp lighting ceremony) and tree planting, followed by a review of annual and financial reports, election of new directors, the inauguration of the Youth for Ecology Project, reflections on Kalpavalli’s conservation journey, and traditional cultural performances by Chiguru Mustikovela Balarasangam. 🪔🌳

This year's AGM was a celebration of everything that makes Kalpavalli what it is: people coming together to care for the land, carry forward knowledge and traditions, and shape a shared future. 🌍💚

Content Contribution: A.Chiranjeevi - Kalpavalli Coordinator, P.Srikanth - Ecology Programme Lead, Nikita S - Ecology Associate, N.Mukesh, Kalpavalli Conservation Education Cadre

✨🌾 A new Project to strengthen families of children with disabilities 🌾✨The Militha Programme working with adults and ch...
10/08/2026

✨🌾 A new Project to strengthen families of children with disabilities 🌾✨

The Militha Programme working with adults and children with disabilities and their families, recently inaugurated the "Strengthening Resilience of Vulnerable Families" Project, with the participation of 50 families. 🤝🌱

The event began with speakers introducing the Project objectives, while highlighting the importance of nutrition for children with disabilities. Following this, families received nutritious food supplements and organic products to support the well-being of children with disabilities. 🥬🫘

An assessment of each child was conducted to understand the severity of their disability, nutritional status, and family circumstances, to help set individual one-year goals. 📊

🌾✨ Celebrating 18 years of Dharani - a smallholder organic farmer led institution! 🌾Last month, the 18th Annual General...
03/08/2026

🌾✨ Celebrating 18 years of Dharani - a smallholder organic farmer led institution! 🌾

Last month, the 18th Annual General Body Meeting ("Mahasabha") of the Dharani Farmers Cooperative took place, attended by members, Sangha Leaders, Board representatives, and members of the Timbaktu Collective. 🤝🌱

The celebrations began with a vibrant "Kollattam" dance performance, lighting of the ceremonial lamp followed by the presentation of Dharani’s annual report, highlighting the progress in organic farming, finances, membership growth, crop planning, collective marketing and women’s leadership across the region. 🎉

Every years, Dharani reaffirms the resiliance of smallholder farmer-led institutions that support rural livelihoods and farmer-owned enterprises, while addressing larger climate change issues, through organic farming practices and collective action. 🌱

Content: Siva Prasanna Reddy – Organic Project Manager, Mukesh – Kapalvalli Programme Associate, Vaishanavi – Enterprises Coordinator, and Blessy – Organic Programme Associate. 📑📷

Sowing vegetable seeds during the monsoon season.With the arrival of the monsoon, farmers of the Dharani Cooperative are...
31/07/2026

Sowing vegetable seeds during the monsoon season.

With the arrival of the monsoon, farmers of the Dharani Cooperative are sowing vegetable seeds and saplings for the new season, turning careful planning into meaningful action. 🌱🚜

Guided by crop planning meetings with Sangha Leaders, they are strengthening organic farming practices by reducing input costs. Many have raised their own seedlings through open-bed nurseries and community nurseries supported by the Timbaktu Collective. 🌿✨

This season, 304 farmers are cultivating diverse vegetables across 304 acres using their own saved seeds and community seed bank seeds. Of these, 52 farmers raised 624,000 seedlings for 52 acres, promoting crop diversity and reducing the risks of monocropping. 🌾🌈

Before sowing, fields were enriched with green manure and FYM to improve soil health. With monsoon rains and collective effort, farmers are growing organic vegetables and securing their livelihoods with additional income. 🌍💚 🤝🌱

Content: M Blessy - Project Associate, I Siva Prasanna Reddy - Project Manager; Organic Programme.

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